Global Sourcing Analyst - Waters Corporation
Milford, MA
About the Job
Overview
We are currently looking for a talented highly motivated individual to join a dynamic and fast paced organization. Someone who’s looking to bring innovation, contribute ideas and play a part in building a world class global procurement organization.
A successful candidate will be adept at analyzing data and developing insights. As the Sourcing Analyst will work on several different initiatives simultaneously, this individual will need to demonstrate strong personal organizational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities. The preferred candidate should have strong analytical, communication, and personal organizational skills to support the Global Procurement group.
The position will be a centralized resource responsible for supporting general Procurement operations, with emphasis on analytics, reporting/metrics, Procurement team enablement, assist in the development/implementation of commodity strategies and Ariba Support of the Sourcing and Contracts modules. The main purpose of the Procurement Operations Analyst is to support the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of Procurement-related tools, metrics, policies, training, and knowledge management.
The Analyst will need to work closely with other Procurement team members to help enhance the effectiveness and capabilities of the Global Procurement department. This role will be accountable for Procurement performance tracking and provide data analysis that will form the basis for decision-making. The position will frequently interface with individuals from multiple functions, with particularly strong ties to Finance. Strong relationship skills and the ability to communicate with all levels will help this person to be successful in the role.
Responsibilities
- Master use of Spend Visibility tools such as PowerBI and Spend Analytics Module from SAP
- Produce monthly metrics package for Global Procurement team
- Utilize other tools such as Smartsheet for analytical purposes
- Review supplier-provided reporting and spend visibility output to evaluate compliance with preferred suppliers and identify potential sourcing opportunities
- Maintain and continuously enhance central dashboard used to track Procurement value, including progress relative to targets
- Collaborate with Procurement team members to streamline and assist in various RFx events.
- Create documentation, pricing comparison, and other files as needed for internal stakeholder and/or site review.
- Provide analysis and input as required to support the Procurement team’s strategic sourcing events, supplier negotiations, supply market research, and other strategic sourcing activities
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.) in a related area of Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering or Business Management preferred
- Strong verbal, written, listening and presentation skills
- Advanced analytical and critical thinking skills
- Strong work ethic and high level of integrity
- Comfortable in challenging, performance-driven environment
- Exceptional customer service disposition
- Highly competent in planning effectively, managing deadlines, and balancing multiple tasks and initiatives simultaneously
- Proficient at building and maintaining relationships
- Solid experience with all Microsoft Office products, especially Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Smartsheet and PowerBI
Company Description
Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), the world's leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials, and food sciences for over 60 years. With approximately 8,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, with products available in more than 100 countries. Our team focuses on creating business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality.
Working at Waters enables our employees to unlock the potential of their careers. Our global team is driven by purpose. We strive to be better, learn and improve every day in everything we do. We’re the problem solvers and innovators that aren’t afraid to take risks to transform the world of human health and well-being. We’re all in it together delivering benefit as one to provide the insights needed today in order to solve the challenges of tomorrow.
Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It is our responsibility to actively implement programs and practices to drive inclusive behavior and increase diversity across the organization. We are united by diversity and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or protected Veteran status.
